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we tried to get to guerneville but ended up in forestville. we are at the old river road and maribel road, as far as we could get up the river because the cars are completely submerged. this is supposed to be a dirt lot. you can see the water level covering half of this van and was covering one third when we arrived as things continue to get worse. the river will rise up to 46 feet by 11 pm tonight and staying above but stage for a full 24 hours before receding below 32 feet friday night. the mudslides is a major concern due to the saturated ground. someone was trying to help their neighbor stay safe >> it was a debate about how to get everybody else out with me. they did not want to go. >> reporter: emergency response personnel are specifically keeping and i on the burned areas from the tubbs fire and nuns fi come down due to that drenched in unstable ground. this is another reason why sonoma county officials are asking people to evacuate, or at the very least to stay off the roads. we can assume these people have moved their cars up on the s
we tried to get to guerneville but ended up in forestville. we are at the old river road and maribel road, as far as we could get up the river because the cars are completely submerged. this is supposed to be a dirt lot. you can see the water level covering half of this van and was covering one third when we arrived as things continue to get worse. the river will rise up to 46 feet by 11 pm tonight and staying above but stage for a full 24 hours before receding below 32 feet friday night. the...
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we are live in forestville. >>> some incredible images. sky drone 5 saw people getting around in kayaks and canoes. >>> this massive landslide in napa. the hillside no match for the relentless rain. the slide has blocked off the 3,500 block of redwood road indefinitely. >> reporter: the slide started about 60 feet above redwood road where you see that structure brought down by the force of the landslide. it also goes about 80 feet wide this way and brought down a number of trees and mud with it. tonight a hillside gave way in napa. piles of mud, rock, and trees tumbling down to redwood road. >> this just looks like this hillside got oversaturated. we'll have to look at whether there are any human c as well. >> reporter: the street will be shut down at least into the morning. rescuers patrolled by boat in search of those standing their ground, refusing to evacuate until there is no ground left to stand on. this man, surrounded by water, and suffering from hypothermia by the time firefighters got to him tonight. >> they think they can stay i
we are live in forestville. >>> some incredible images. sky drone 5 saw people getting around in kayaks and canoes. >>> this massive landslide in napa. the hillside no match for the relentless rain. the slide has blocked off the 3,500 block of redwood road indefinitely. >> reporter: the slide started about 60 feet above redwood road where you see that structure brought down by the force of the landslide. it also goes about 80 feet wide this way and brought down a number...
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. >> reporter: despite the rain stopping in forestville, the russian river looks more like a lake but the water is beginning to recede after cresting last night. unofficially we ran into the sonoma county road crew that said from what they have measured they believe the water is dropped at least two feet which is certainly the case here. we can see on the side of this barn how high the water got, 2 or 3 feet, terry good news. this area desperately needed a break from the rain with these cars, homes and businesses swallowed up by the russian river with entire communities cut off by the mud. it is startling to see this and experience even for those living here for decades. >> i have never seen a slide and i've been here 1998. i have never seen anything like this on maze canyon road. >> i have never seen slides like this, no. >> reporter: just like yesterday today sonoma county officials are telling people to stay off of the roads this clean up beginning to get rid of the incredible mess. the further up the river road you can get is east of waller road and we are half-mile from that righ
. >> reporter: despite the rain stopping in forestville, the russian river looks more like a lake but the water is beginning to recede after cresting last night. unofficially we ran into the sonoma county road crew that said from what they have measured they believe the water is dropped at least two feet which is certainly the case here. we can see on the side of this barn how high the water got, 2 or 3 feet, terry good news. this area desperately needed a break from the rain with these...
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let's go live to jackie ward monitoring the russian river at forestville. you have been there two days and what are the conditions today compared to yesterday? >> reporter: we drove past the road closure because news crews are allowed a little bit further up than the normal residence in the area. the flooding is so much worse and you can barely see the road, only a quarter left. we are in forestville right now about a half-mile from the farmhouse at waller road, 10 miles southeast of guerneville. this is some of the damage we have come across driving on river road. if you want to get anywhere close to guerneville that would take you almost an hour and a half with parts of river road that look like a leak. yet to go up to hillsboro, use west side or sweetwater springs road but even that is difficult with the water levels above or tv above flood stage. the water crested last night but a flood warning has been extended until this morning for those near healdsburg. some are hoping the worst is behind them. >> we are on the sunridge avenue in forest hill. this i
let's go live to jackie ward monitoring the russian river at forestville. you have been there two days and what are the conditions today compared to yesterday? >> reporter: we drove past the road closure because news crews are allowed a little bit further up than the normal residence in the area. the flooding is so much worse and you can barely see the road, only a quarter left. we are in forestville right now about a half-mile from the farmhouse at waller road, 10 miles southeast of...
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we are in force bill -- forestville. >> i did not believe it but my photographer tells me that back here is the roof rack of the car completely submerged. it was more exposed in the 20 minutes we have been here but the water continues to rise. as we pan to the left you can see how bad it is getting with this pickup truck. we have this mark on the back tire that we are watching this morning with the water rising. they have blocked off this road due to the murky and deepwater that is taken over the area. we saw some mudslides and street flooding, and it will only get worse. the river will rise up to 46 feet and above flood stage for a full 24 hours before receding below 32 feet friday night. the mudslides is a major concern due to the saturated ground. one man from kirksville decided to stay. >>> i have the food and water i need, and i have generators with gasoline. i am set and ready. >> reporter: the emergency response personnel are keeping an eye on this burned area from the 2017 tubbs fire and some trees are likely to come down due to the drenched and unstable ground. sonoma county off
we are in force bill -- forestville. >> i did not believe it but my photographer tells me that back here is the roof rack of the car completely submerged. it was more exposed in the 20 minutes we have been here but the water continues to rise. as we pan to the left you can see how bad it is getting with this pickup truck. we have this mark on the back tire that we are watching this morning with the water rising. they have blocked off this road due to the murky and deepwater that is taken...
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neighborhood floating 4 to 8 feet above the streets of forestville. >> this is one of the many sections of the road, and this is a very low spot here next to this creek. this is one of the first places it floods. >> reporter: enough water covering the properties that we can flow right between them. >> looks like we are seeing a boat or something over there. >> reporter: a lot of these houses have been raised before but not all them. >> yes, many houses have been raised up. sometimes two, two full stories to be above the largest floods. >> reporter: so the effect there with the houses raised and some not raised you have a mismatch of homes. there is a floor of your house that is under water. when does this recede? good question. 10p.m. is when i heard. that is just the start of it. it will probably remain at or above flood stage through thursday night. maybe 9 p.m. thursday night. so all of this really, just on the front end of this and the back end and getting things cleared out and getting access ability to these towns that are stranded. might take till the first part of tomorrow. >> y
neighborhood floating 4 to 8 feet above the streets of forestville. >> this is one of the many sections of the road, and this is a very low spot here next to this creek. this is one of the first places it floods. >> reporter: enough water covering the properties that we can flow right between them. >> looks like we are seeing a boat or something over there. >> reporter: a lot of these houses have been raised before but not all them. >> yes, many houses have been...
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forestville, jackie ward, kpix 5. >> reporter: we see flooding here at the napa river as i get out of the way so you can see what we are talking about. this hit what stage overnight and look at the amount of water flowing through. i was talking to the fire department. he said normally in the summertime or when it's not rainy and parts of the winter it would be dry but clearly not the case now. the flood stage is 25 the but it passed that overnight it should be cresting this morning around 11:00. i spoke with the fire department and they said it looks like it will be earlier before 7 am. the city has asked people to monitor the conditions of the river if they live or work in the low-lying areas but at this point they don't expect or have not seen significant damage. here's the fire department. >> last night was calm and people were staying inside, off the roads. this morning it looks okay it looks like the flood project is working. we do have localized flooding on some roadways but not what was anticipated, and certainly we hope for what is happening. >> reporter: i have here live and
forestville, jackie ward, kpix 5. >> reporter: we see flooding here at the napa river as i get out of the way so you can see what we are talking about. this hit what stage overnight and look at the amount of water flowing through. i was talking to the fire department. he said normally in the summertime or when it's not rainy and parts of the winter it would be dry but clearly not the case now. the flood stage is 25 the but it passed that overnight it should be cresting this morning around...
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the forestville union, guerneville, will all be closed tomorrow. we'll be on early, 4:00 am wcomplete storm water coverage. >>> a brutal attack on a popular bay area trail. and police are on the,00 for a suspect. a woman says she fought for her life when he went after her. >> reporter: the woman from massachusetts was walking on this dark trail when she was attacked. she bit the suspect and that's when she was able to get away. but so was he. brian fisher bikes on steven's every day to get to work. >> yeah, it's super busy. during the day. >> reporter: every night, he avoids it. >> if you go back right here behind the park, it's quite dark. >> reporter: mountain view police are searching for a man who assaulted a woman last night. he approached the woman from behind, told her his name was jerry. when she ignored him, that's when he attacked. punching her repeatedly in the face. a couple walking by shouted at the man giving the victim an opportunity to fight back. police say she bit the suspect as he tried to muffle her screams. >> i'm glad to hear
the forestville union, guerneville, will all be closed tomorrow. we'll be on early, 4:00 am wcomplete storm water coverage. >>> a brutal attack on a popular bay area trail. and police are on the,00 for a suspect. a woman says she fought for her life when he went after her. >> reporter: the woman from massachusetts was walking on this dark trail when she was attacked. she bit the suspect and that's when she was able to get away. but so was he. brian fisher bikes on steven's every...
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the forestville union, guerneville and monte rio districts will be closed tomorrow. el molino high school and west county charter middle school will also be closed. >>> a look at traffic across the bay area, there are high wind advisories on all bay area bridges. some of the strongest winds are expected later tonight. a live look now at a traffic cameras, wet slick roads all around, still some drops on the lens of our camera on the richmond-san rafael bridge. >> a live look now out of sfo where air travel is a big mess. 175 flights have been canceled today, another 250 delayed. right now more than 2,000 customers are out of power across the bay area. most of them in the north bay with more than 1,700 without electricity there, in the south bay 266 customers. >>> a viewer in santa rosa sharing this video of their drive on ludwig avenue. we've seen a lot of this all day long. rain turning sections of roads into small ponds. send us your photos and videos of the storm on facebook, twitter and instagram. use the #kpix. we'll share some of them on the air. don't forget th
the forestville union, guerneville and monte rio districts will be closed tomorrow. el molino high school and west county charter middle school will also be closed. >>> a look at traffic across the bay area, there are high wind advisories on all bay area bridges. some of the strongest winds are expected later tonight. a live look now at a traffic cameras, wet slick roads all around, still some drops on the lens of our camera on the richmond-san rafael bridge. >> a live look now...
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meg oliver is in forestville, california, in an area cut off by the flooding. meg, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we've been trapped here since yesterday and will be stuck until the roads reopen, which could happen later today. the russian river crested last night at 45 feet, 13 feet above flood stage. the river has risen so high we won't know the extent of the damage unt>>nly in and out of guere is b kak or cawnas inund ter the russian river overflowed its banks. flood waters surrounded homes, submerged cars, and trapped anyone who didn't leave. this is where you park? >> yeah, it's a road. >> reporter: laura's house is safe, but her yard and basement are completely under water. more than two dozen houses were evacuated. monte rio is also essentially an island. an area weather station recorded more than 20 inches of rain over the past three days. >> we're safe. >> reporter: at least 2,000 people are stranded. the water came up to the roof of this rv, forcing crews to reach this man by boat. one of at least 40 rescues in sonoma county on wednesday. >>
meg oliver is in forestville, california, in an area cut off by the flooding. meg, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we've been trapped here since yesterday and will be stuck until the roads reopen, which could happen later today. the russian river crested last night at 45 feet, 13 feet above flood stage. the river has risen so high we won't know the extent of the damage unt>>nly in and out of guere is b kak or cawnas inund ter the russian river overflowed its banks. flood...